Despite an affecting central performance from Lupita Nyong’o and some thrilling action sequences, this apocalyptic origin story feels thin.

With a fresh vision, a new cast and a scare rate that just won’t quit, this bucks the trend for horrors with diminishing returns.

Day One delivers a wildly effective big city disaster film while making the most of the franchise’s core concept and keeping the series character-first. Lupita Nyong'o's energy and fight are hugely captivating. An ace digging into character complexities.

The quietly poignant half-movie that Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn star in is much more interesting that the monster movie noisily wrapped around it.